El-Rufai storms court amid tight security over alleged corruption charges By Lai Gidado Amid tight security and restricted access, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday appeared at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was conveyed to the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux…
Boat disaster wipes out over 150 suspected bandits in Sokoto More than 150 suspected bandits have reportedly died after a boat conveying them capsized in the Sabon Gida area of Sokoto State, in what sources described as a devastating incident. Local sources said the incident occurred on Saturday evening when a heavily loaded boat conveying…
Coroner’s inquest: Brother reveals horrific abuse before Patrick Peresuodei’s death The tragic circumstances surrounding the death of 24-year-old Patrick Peresuodei took centre stage on Wednesday as the Coroner’s Court in Yenagoa heard its first witness in the ongoing inquest. Mr. Destiny Peresuodei, brother of the deceased, recounted the harrowing events leading to Patrick’s death before…
Clerics seek violence-free poll as APC, PDP, others wrestle power in Ekiti By Samuel Sunday Muslim clerics have called for credible and violence-free elections as All Progressive Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), others prepare for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State. The Clerics gave this advice on Friday in Ado-Ekiti, during a…
Wives of five abducted engineers working on AfDB project in Ebonyi petition Tinubu, Akpabio, Abbas …Seek thorough investigation, prosecution of perpetrators By Saheed Badmus Wives of five engineers of NELAN Construction Ltd, who were abducted by armed men in November 2021 while working on the Abakaliki Ring Road project, in Ebonyi state, funded by the…
₦210trn Discrepancy: CNPP, Civil Society Coalition Demand Independent Probe of Mele Kyari-Era of NNPCL The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and more than 75 civil society organisations operating under the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have raised fresh concerns over the ability of Nigeria’s legislature to ensure accountability in corruption investigations, warning…
Tenure tussle: Court bars Aiyedatiwa from re-contesting in Ondo By Dally Iyamu A Federal High Court sitting in Akure has ruled that Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, is not eligible to contest for another term in office. The Court further declared, that any attempt to do so would contravene constitutional provisions limiting a governor’s…
Tension in Akure over fresh kidnap incident … angry residents block Akure–Owo Airport Road as protesters accuse government of inaction Angry residents of Ilu-Abo in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday barricaded the Akure–Owo Airport Road in protest over a fresh suspected kidnapping attack that reportedly left one person dead and three others abducted….
Re-election eligibility suit: Appeal Court rejects Aiyedatiwa’s appeal, affirms trial Court decision By Binta Haroon The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, challenging an amendment to a suit seeking to bar him from contesting the 2028 governorship election. In a unanimous decision…
Tinubu Nominates Taiwo Oyedele As Minister of State for Finance President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele as the minister of state for finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement continues, “Uzoka-Anite will…
